Q: Is 42,245,625 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,245,625 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,245,625 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42245625 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 125 375 625 1,875 22,531 67,593 112,655 337,965 563,275 1,689,825 2,816,375 8,449,125 14,081,875 and 42,245,625, with no remainder.

Since 42,245,625 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,245,625, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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